Originally Posted by
canadiancow
If the flight out of Europe was on time, you have no grounds for an EC261 claim.
You sure about that? I thought it was final destination that counted?
And airlines don't cancel flights due to light loads. Why would you suspect that?
Not last minute. But ahead of time, surely they do. And of course the information might not have reached the OP. Still, in that case, there likely is no case for compensation, depending upon the window. (Actually in case of IRROPS they might cancel a different flight than the one affected if the load on that other flight is lighter. And/or if there are other options easily available.)